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  • As 51³Ô¹ÏÍø junior Jeremy Bennett ’09 studies in London this semester, he’s getting a real-life lesson in personal finances. Every fish and chips dinner, hostel stay, and souvenir is taking a big bite out of Bennett’s wallet. He and thousands of other students studying abroad can blame the weak U.S. dollar, which is making […]
    February 1, 2008
  • The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community on Thursday took part in a nationwide discussion about global warming. Nearly 20 discussions, workshops, and film screenings were held as part of Focus the Nation, a teach-in focused on finding solutions to global warming and to raising the issue’s political profile. The campuswide effort, organized by a team of 30 students […]
    January 31, 2008
  • The radio show must go on. And so it did for Arnie Arnesen, a political analyst and longtime radio and TV show host who visited 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Tuesday to talk to students about the presidential primaries. Arnesen has been on talk radio for nearly 20 years, and each weekday hosts the Chowder in the Morning program, […]
    January 30, 2008
  • Many 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students are focused on the environment and they want the rest of the country to be, too. A team of 30 students working with Robert Turner, professor of economics and environmental studies, organized campus events as part of Focus the Nation, a national teach-in centered on finding solutions to global warming
    January 28, 2008
  • 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students taking part in the Model European Union (EuroSim) conference in Germany had the chance to tackle pressing issues such as independence for Kosovo and the image of the European Union. The international conference was held the first week of January at the European Academy in Otzenhausen, Germany. Assistant professor of political science Mai’a […]
    January 28, 2008
  • Searching for an interesting example of what 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni do with their degrees? Search no further: a story that appeared this week in The Miami Herald offers an interesting look at Steve Clark, Class of ’96. Clark graduated with a philosophy degree, but instead of heavy-duty soul searching, he turned his attention to Internet searching […]
    January 25, 2008
  • A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø degree can connect you to a world of people. That seemed to be the message at this weekend’s Real World program, developed to prepare 51³Ô¹ÏÍø seniors for life outside of Hamilton. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 150 alumni took time out of their busy schedules, returning to campus to speak with hundreds of seniors for Real […]
    January 22, 2008